• Allow students to participate in how the classroom is set up
• Flexible seating: students can choose to sit where and how they are most comfortable
• Geometric mix: a mixture of rows, groups, and semi-circle tables 
• Maker's spaces: students learn by making
• Multiple focal points, such as moveable whiteboards, tech stations, maker space, tack board, or TV monitor
• Differentiation stations: group students by reading level, individual skills, and background knowledge
• Function pods: group students by tasks 
• Fishbowl strategy: students sit on the inside of a circle facing out while students on the outside of the circle face in.  The "fish" inside, generate a discussion while the outside group listens and takes notes.
• Have students sit on two sides of the room: similar to traditional rows, but allows the students to be in the line of sight of the teacher and each other 
• Rotate groups: keep students moving and encourage them to work together with different groups for different reasons
• Use standing desks 
• Create comfortable stations for reading or quiet study 
• Students' work is visible in classroom and hallway(even online)

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• Create complex learning activities.
• Prepare students for teamwork
  • explain the benefits
  • guide students on what creates a good team
  • establish expectation and norms of working together
  • how to handle conflict 
  • teaching active listening to others
• Minimize opportunity of letting people free ride. Meaning they do not do any of the work and make one person or more do most of the work.
• Creates for opportunities for discussion
• Ensures the strengthening and stretching students expertise.

• Think Pair Share
  • This can be used in any situation from High School to Elementary
• "Stump Your Pairs"
  • Create challenging questions to ask each other. This again can be for any subject or grade.
• Debates in Groups
  • This can be used for practicing English Language or for other subjects such as history or science.
• Case Studies
  • This will be done in groups, they will do research together on how to handle each case study. All case studies would be in similar difficulty.
• Team Based Learning
  • This can be through group quizzes, solving real world issues, or projects.
• Group Problem Solving
  • Giving the students problems to solve.

• It develops a higher level of thinking, oral communication, self management and leadership skills. 
• Promotes student-faculty interaction. 
• Increases the student’s self esteem, and responsibility.
• Exposure to and an increase in understanding of diverse perspectives. 
• Prepares for real life learning.
• Turns learning into a truly active process.
• Promotes learning from different viewpoints
• Teaches how to think critically and quickly
• Develops public speaking and active listening skills
• Improves cooperation

• Introduce the task by instructing students to turn to their neighbours (peers) to discuss or debate a topic.
• Enough time should be provided so the task would be in process. Walk around and address any questions as needed.
• Debrief. Call on a few students to share a summary of their conclusions. Address any misconceptions or clarify any confusing points. Open the floor for questions.

• reduces our anxiety
• increases our focus and attention
• improves memory
• improves executive function
• stimulates the prefrontal cortex which controls our behavior
• improves our sleep and mood.
  
  

• Forum - allows for seminar-style discussions between students
• Video conferencing - using a platform such as Zoom allows for easy meeting organisation, as well as multiple features such as screen sharing, break out rooms, and a chat feature
• Resource library - an organised collection of all relevant materials, as well as research platforms that will assist students in further learning
• Online instruction/submission - a structured way of presenting modules/material and collecting student work
• Virtual reality rooms - an exploratory way to present and interact with material in a physical online representation

1. Cooperative: learning that involves small groups work together to accomplish a learning task
2. Presentations: learner - either as an individual or in groups, presents assignments; paired with discussion questions that are generated by learners
3. Brainstorming: present a situation and ask learners to creatively engage
4. Discussion: present an issue and have students research, discuss, add information before leading discussions
5. Small Group: draw the best characteristics of the group and assign roles; also used to help students develop and build confidence in skill sets that need additional development
6. Jigsaw: students are divided into groups and each member assigned a different task; students regroup to share and guide others on their assigned component
7. Workshop: students create the workshop and conduct with their peers; feedback provided by peers and teacher
8. Facilitation: students create discussion questions and an approved formative assessment with rubric before leading the class discussion; receive feedback from peers and teacher 
9. Inquiry based: start with a question (may come in a variety of forms), may be guided/structured or unstructured
10. Project: can simulate what a learner could do in a real-life situation, or it could be a specific type of project where students can engage and create positive change or effect
11. Games: used to teach concepts, can be paired with a technological tool or designed by the teacher or student
12. Debate: students challenge each other on a particular issue; requires students to conduct prior research